Benefits for institutions

Analyse how many APCs were for articles in pure OA journals versus hybrid journals

Gain insights into the different variables involved in ‘gold’ and ‘green’ open access

Comply cost-effectively with the open access policies of research funding bodies, notably the policy on open access and the Research Excellence Framework (REF)

[Monitor UK] provides us with an opportunity to fundamentally improve the service offerings to our scholars, to engage with the wider community and to better meet the requirements of funders and other external stakeholders. It represents the community coming together to find a service to meet these challenges.

David Walters, open access officer, Brunel University

Benefits for repository and library staff

Reduce administrative effort because a range of data related to article processing charges appears in a single interface